CHRISTMAS PRESENT IDEAS FROM SHERLOCK TARTAN
Buying presents for difficult people is always a challenge. The old question: “What do you buy the man who has everything?” is as much a mystery now as it was during the time of Dickens. However, with your picky family demanding a high quality yet alternative gift every year, how to solve that one?
The team at Sherlock Tartan - a unique and new tartan created by Tania Henzell from Edinburgh - has an online shop with a great range of good Christmas presents – all designed to warm the heart of your recipient.
An ideal present for the middle aged ‘man who has everything’ is the Sherlock Tartan hip flask. Encased in the blue, green and yellow material and bound in leather, the hip flask is a great gift for a rugby or shooting fan who needs a tipple along the way.
And if warmth is what he’s after, then the totally unique and specially created tartan deerstalker or Inverness cape will make him stand out from the crowd, while keeping him warm too. The cape is made to measure, so orders for Christmas would be completed after the holiday, but the deerstalkers are in stock now and ready to post!
Other ideal Christmas gifts for the men in your life include some toasty lambswool scarves, which are also a great gift for women and children too; some stylish braces; and a waistcoat, which would work well to wear at a Christmas party or ceilidh. For a more modest gift and also ideal for a party or celebration, are the Sherlock Tartan ties and bowties – these come ready tied or loose. To really add style, you could order the hard-to-buy-for boy a set of his own, tailormade tartan trews.
The Sherlock Tartan was created to reflect Conan Doyle’s Irish and Scottish heritage – highlighted by a lighter blue line to represent the Reichenbach Falls and a yellow line to represent the deductive clarity of Sherlock himself. It doesn’t take a whole lot of sleuthing to work out that some of the products also make the best presents for women. With choices including a stylish pillbox faux fur hat, perfect for a walk on the moors; a hooded cape to add extra warmth; a rose brooch, ideal for a ‘touch of tartan’ event; a fantastic tweed and tartan coat and a lovely swathe of material worn as a sash. These are all perfect presents with a practical twist.
Many ladies love a handbag too, and Sherlock Tartan has a range of different sizes and styles which will please any female tartan and tweed lover. The Bonnie Bag combines both textiles in a pleasing mix of blue and green; while the Pootch Bag and the Crannog Bag are ideal little treats for the bag lover. They are a guaranteed talking point at the neighbourhood Christmas drinks!
Finally, no tartan range is complete without a kilt and Sherlock Tartan has just launched one in time for the festive season. The Scottish winter sees celebrations of St Andrew’s and Burns as well as Hogmanay and Christmas, so your kilt and other Sherlock Tartan gifts will get plenty of wear!